Chapoutier La Pavillon Rouge Ermitage

Grapes: Syrah

Organic

Character: Tarry and smoky, raspberry, blackberry, walnut, liquorice.

Goes well with: Excellent with beef, game and cheeses. 

About the wine: Totally destemmed, the grapes ferment in concrete tanks. From one to two daily treadings ensure a good extraction. The temperature of fermentation does not exceed 32°C. Maceration lasts between 4 and 5 weeks, to obtain a polymerization of tannins. Only the free-run wine is used for this single vineyard. The wine is matured in oak casks (with a 30% average proportion of new ones) between 18 and 20 months. The clarification is natural.

Read more about M.Chapoutier